In an era when artificial intelligence transforms the entertainment industry, California has stepped up to bat for its artists. Assemblymember Ash Kalra of San José is championing legislation that aims to prevent the unchecked use of AI in replicating actors
An unhinged article published by MSN, the online news portal owned by Microsoft, described deceased former NBA player Brandon Hunter as “useless” in its headline, sparking outrage on social media. The post, which appears to have been written by an
Alibaba opened its AI model, Tongyi Qianwen, to the public after receiving approval from the Chinese government to market the ChatGPT competitor to a wider audience, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. In a post on
Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon and four other writers have sued OpenAI, accusing them of misusing his writing to train their popular AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. ChatGPT, OpenAI’s brainchild, has become the trendsetter of the generative AI era after millions of
In another dimension of AI, a Romanian startup, DreamGF, is bringing AI girlfriends to life, attracting both support and controversy over stereotyping women. Indications are that three months after officially launching, the firm is already recording profits and has thousands
As generative AI continues to gain popularity, the technology’s water consumption is also skyrocketing. The technology, whose intake of energy is high, also consumes large volumes of water to cool off the generative AI servers. This is despite the fact
Warner Music has signed a record deal with an AI virtual pop singer known as Noonoouri, taking AI in music to another dimension at a time when it has attracted support and controversy at the same time. Noonoouri, who is
Microsoft is taking advantage of the AI surge and implementing the technology at a level that resembles a sci-fi era. A patent recently filed by the tech giant in May and approved in August shows that Microsoft is working on
Public schools in parts of the U.S., including Los Angeles and New York, reversed measures banning students from using ChatGPT for their studies, with some administrators admitting they acted rashly in blocking the popular AI chatbot, according to local reports.
The United States has extended AI chip export restrictions beyond China to include some countries in the Middle East. The ban affects Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) chips. For China, the ban on chip exports was imposed in 2022.
OpenAI is on track to generate more than $1 billion in annual revenue as more companies adopt ChatGPT, its groundbreaking generative AI chatbot. OpenAI’s income was higher than what the company had previously told its shareholders, The Information reports. According
Samsung’s new AI-powered food and recipe app launched to mixed reactions on social media. Dubbed ‘Food,’ the app uses AI to recommend recipes to people based on their individual preferences, helping them discover new ways to cook and eat healthier.
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